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u.s. >> it's increasing in the resources devoted to the southwest border in an unprecedented way. >> reporter: troops will be stationed in california, arizona, new mexico and texas they'll help the border patrol watch for smugglers and others crossing illegally. >>> hillary clinton is in afghanistan where she's expected to flow through on the country's pledged and make things more responsive. the international conference is going on and will be attended by senior officials from 60 countries. u.s. troops are scheduled to pull out of afghanistan next year. >>> a new study finds that a premiere vent could bring in more than a billion dollars to the bay area if it's held in san francisco. the study by the "san francisco chronicle" says the americas cup could bring in $1.4 billion, with most of it benefiting san francisco that would generate about 9,000 jobs. the america's cup is seen as being far more lucrative than the super bowl, which typically generates between $300 and $500 million. >> lo
u.s. >> it's increasing in the resources devoted to the southwest border in an unprecedented way. >> reporter: troops will be stationed in california, arizona, new mexico and texas they'll help the border patrol watch for smugglers and others crossing illegally. >>> hillary clinton is in afghanistan where she's expected to flow through on the country's pledged and make things more responsive. the international conference is going on and will be attended by senior officials...
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she talks to pakistan's u.s. ambassador about the airliner crash that killed 152 people, and she examines u.s./pakistani relations after the leak of thousands of secret military documents. >> ifill: we ask environmental engineer nancy kinner to track what's happened to the oil in the water. 100 days after the gulf disaster. >> lehrer: and spencer michels tells the story of a one-man mission to help clean up the oil in louisiana. >> a private individual has taken it upon himself to try to protect the barrier islands in the gulf of mexico. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> this is the engine that zero emission technologies to breathing a little easier, while taking 4.6 million truckloads off the road every year. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations.
she talks to pakistan's u.s. ambassador about the airliner crash that killed 152 people, and she examines u.s./pakistani relations after the leak of thousands of secret military documents. >> ifill: we ask environmental engineer nancy kinner to track what's happened to the oil in the water. 100 days after the gulf disaster. >> lehrer: and spencer michels tells the story of a one-man mission to help clean up the oil in louisiana. >> a private individual has taken it upon...
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security is still the urgent need here, and increasingly it's the u.s. that is shouldering that responsibility, as secretary of state hillary clinton made clear today in an interview with cbs news. >> we have redoubled our efforts working with the afghans to improve and field a much more professional military. we think that we now are putting into place the pieces of a successful strategy. >> reporter: that strategy-- sending more troops into the heart of afghan cities-- has been costing a growing number of american lives. >> this is a very hard struggle, and general petraeus has said very clearly that it's likely to get worse before it gets better. >> reporter: and it's getting worse. 15 american troops were killed here just this week, putting july on track to be the deadliest month since the war began. most of the deaths occurred in or around the city of kandahar, where more american soldiers are being posted to police stations, checkpoints, and patrols to try and show the afghan police what law and order looks like. i was just in kandahar, and while t
security is still the urgent need here, and increasingly it's the u.s. that is shouldering that responsibility, as secretary of state hillary clinton made clear today in an interview with cbs news. >> we have redoubled our efforts working with the afghans to improve and field a much more professional military. we think that we now are putting into place the pieces of a successful strategy. >> reporter: that strategy-- sending more troops into the heart of afghan cities-- has been...
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both u.s. and nato commanders have also warned that casualties both military and civilian are only going to rise as international military force ramps up the war against the taliban especially in the southern stronghold of helmand and kandahar provinces so that means we can expect more lives lost in the months to come so what i really want to know is when will enough be enough when will the american people the congress and the president finally finally realize that we can't continue to fight in afghanistan with no clear mission or no clear victory in sight and when the people of that country themselves don't want us to be there. a world without nuclear weapons what a thought that's what many politicians at world leaders and even filmmakers are calling for here's a look at a new documentary called count down to zero. they are prepared to start treating you key when you stake knowledge. about it ok you used to kill americans you know to get to kill people but educate your point of the question. y
both u.s. and nato commanders have also warned that casualties both military and civilian are only going to rise as international military force ramps up the war against the taliban especially in the southern stronghold of helmand and kandahar provinces so that means we can expect more lives lost in the months to come so what i really want to know is when will enough be enough when will the american people the congress and the president finally finally realize that we can't continue to fight in...
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the u.s. defense secretary calls in the fbi. >> the battlefield consequences of the release of these documents are potentially severe and dangerous for our troops, our allies, and afghan partners. >> the worst infanticide in french history. a woman admits secretly killing eight of her babies. tombs of the unknown soldiers. puree in the u.s. over thousands of mislabeled graves at arlington national cemetery. >> welcome to bbc, forecasting to our viewers in the u.k. and around the world. the u.s. defense secretary robert gates has called in the fbi to look into the leaking of more than 90,000 classified military documents. the documents published on the wikileaks web site on sunday gave confidential information about the afghanistan war. >> u.s. forces depend daily on information from afghan civilians as they try to defeat the taliban in afghanistan. some might give information openly. others more secretly as spies. none expected earnings to be published on the internet. the dossier exposed this
the u.s. defense secretary calls in the fbi. >> the battlefield consequences of the release of these documents are potentially severe and dangerous for our troops, our allies, and afghan partners. >> the worst infanticide in french history. a woman admits secretly killing eight of her babies. tombs of the unknown soldiers. puree in the u.s. over thousands of mislabeled graves at arlington national cemetery. >> welcome to bbc, forecasting to our viewers in the u.k. and around...
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he was the longest serving member of congress in u.s. history. we will have live coverage of this memorial service later this morning. here is a portion of yesterday's arrival ceremony. ♪ [amazing grace] ♪ >> the president and vice president will speak at the memorial service this morning. that is at 11:30 in charleston, west virginia. we will have live coverage on c- span 2. the casket is lying in repose at the west virginia state capital which will be open to the public until 9:00 a.m. eastern. a funeral service will take place next tuesday at arlington virginia. robert byrd was 92. available on television, radio,s and online and you can also connect with this on twitter, facebook, and youtube and sign up for our scheduled hiller e- mails @ c-span.org. >> "washington journal" is next. later in the day, we will get an update on mennal health issues facing war veterans. live coverage is said to o'clock eastern. -- is at 2:00 eastern. coming up this hour, a conversation on u.s. immigration policy. after
he was the longest serving member of congress in u.s. history. we will have live coverage of this memorial service later this morning. here is a portion of yesterday's arrival ceremony. ♪ [amazing grace] ♪ >> the president and vice president will speak at the memorial service this morning. that is at 11:30 in charleston, west virginia. we will have live coverage on c- span 2. the casket is lying in repose at the west virginia state capital which will be open to the public until 9:00...
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the u.s. government. what is your opinion on this program is experiencing difficulty and not allowing individuals to commit fraud? is this enough to deter fraud going forward? what steps need to be taken? >> ever since we started, this has been one of the programs that has been exposed to fraud. a lot of the cases come out of the -- program. part of that reflects the fact there was no oversight. since then, the bank has taken a number of steps to improve. part of that has been a response to some of the recommendations that we made. for example, where you just issued a review of the initial recommendations. we're glad to report that steps have been taken forward for implementing a number of recommendations that we have including the creation of the review and compliance division requiring payments for transactions. there are still some open recommendations and steps the bank would take. the bank is in the process of reorganization internally that would allow the programs to merge some of the co
the u.s. government. what is your opinion on this program is experiencing difficulty and not allowing individuals to commit fraud? is this enough to deter fraud going forward? what steps need to be taken? >> ever since we started, this has been one of the programs that has been exposed to fraud. a lot of the cases come out of the -- program. part of that reflects the fact there was no oversight. since then, the bank has taken a number of steps to improve. part of that has been a response...
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that said, the revelations of the u.s. -- abuses by u.s. and british forces may cause afghanis to be upset. rightly so. they should treat them better. not conceal abuses that have been undertaken. >> why does so much of the material, from u.s. forces? >> we published a lot of material from the british. the ministry of defense put in in order to british chemical, which controls the gateway for m d. they told them to block all connections in an attempt to stop british forces. it was a stated attempt. what happened in practice is someone who is responsible for counterintelligence got some command from a more senior person, saying, look at that thing on wikileaks. should you do something? they rode a letter to british telecom, instructing british telecom to make sure that normal connections could not look to our web pages. the result is that those senior people who complain to are no longer in a position to complain because they cannot read it. it is great. no investigation because they cannot see the material. we discovered this using -- >> [i
that said, the revelations of the u.s. -- abuses by u.s. and british forces may cause afghanis to be upset. rightly so. they should treat them better. not conceal abuses that have been undertaken. >> why does so much of the material, from u.s. forces? >> we published a lot of material from the british. the ministry of defense put in in order to british chemical, which controls the gateway for m d. they told them to block all connections in an attempt to stop british forces. it was a...
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other u.s.-backed afghan security programs have received less attention, but that's what kabul-based correspondent jean mckenzie focused in recent reports on the international website globalpost. her reporting took her to several provinces beyond the capital. jean is in the u.s. now and joins us from boston. jean, welcome. you looked at a couple of these sorts of programs set up in particular since the obama surge began. these exist outside the formal afghan police and army structure. what was the thinking behind it? why do this? >> well, the thinking behind it was to increase the numbers of security forces as quickly as possible. and to try to get some handle on a situation that is deteriorating quite rapidly. they wanted to use the disaffection of that many communities feel towards the taliban, focus that and direct it in a form that has a chance of counteracting the insurgency. >> warner: let's look at the first one you looked at which was one in a province fairly close to kabul. the road bet
other u.s.-backed afghan security programs have received less attention, but that's what kabul-based correspondent jean mckenzie focused in recent reports on the international website globalpost. her reporting took her to several provinces beyond the capital. jean is in the u.s. now and joins us from boston. jean, welcome. you looked at a couple of these sorts of programs set up in particular since the obama surge began. these exist outside the formal afghan police and army structure. what was...
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one u.s. marine put it this way about the afghans she encounters, "that is why they will not work with us. they say you will leave in 2011 and the taliban will chop their heads of." the same goes for the afghan government. we were told that setting a date to begin withdrawing would be an incentive for the karzai administration to make better decisions and to make them more quickly. i would argue is having the opposite effect. it is causing afghan leaders to hedge their bets on us. this is not only making the war harder. it is making the war longer. if the president would say that success in afghanistan is our only withdrawal plan, whether we reach it before july 2011 or afterward, he would make the war more winnable and hasten the day when our troops can come home with honor, which is what we all want. in additional to being harmful -- in addition to being harmful, the july 2011 withdrawal date increasingly looks unrealistic. it was based on assumptions back in december about how much progress
one u.s. marine put it this way about the afghans she encounters, "that is why they will not work with us. they say you will leave in 2011 and the taliban will chop their heads of." the same goes for the afghan government. we were told that setting a date to begin withdrawing would be an incentive for the karzai administration to make better decisions and to make them more quickly. i would argue is having the opposite effect. it is causing afghan leaders to hedge their bets on us....
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today, protesters carried signs and yelled slogans charging the u.s. presence in afghanistan triggered the attacks. they also criticized poor security at the shrine. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: much of b.p.'s cleanup operations in the gulf of mexico remained on hold today as the remnants of hurricane alex dissipated over mexico. the storm churned up more crude oil, and forced an oily influx onto the beaches and marshes of the gulf. that led mississippi to close the last of its waters to commercial and recreational fishing. fishing is just one of several industries along the gulf taking a big hit. newshour correspondent tom bearden returned to the coast of alabama this week to see what's happening to small businesses in one city along the beach. >> reporter: just after sunset last night, the heavy equipment began to roll out in gulf shores, alabama, the start of another all-night shift to pick up the oil that has washed ashore from the blown out b.p. well. the conga line of sand-sifting machinery moves slow
today, protesters carried signs and yelled slogans charging the u.s. presence in afghanistan triggered the attacks. they also criticized poor security at the shrine. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: much of b.p.'s cleanup operations in the gulf of mexico remained on hold today as the remnants of hurricane alex dissipated over mexico. the storm churned up more crude oil, and forced an oily influx onto the beaches and marshes of the gulf. that led...
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the u.s. government has condemned the leaking of tens of thousands of classified documents on the conflict in the afghanistan, saying it could threaten national security. they were published on the internet by wikileaks, which is an organization that specializes in publishing anonymous sensitive documents. >> there are reports from the from lines and have set on the afghan conflict. -- from the front lines and have sensitive information on the conflict. the leader of the taliban is a list of ordering attacks. the documents could be the tip of the iceberg. >> they do not include most reports from u.s. special forces. they do not include report by the cia. they do not include reports by other coalition bodies. but they do include the majority of regular u.s. army activity. >> the news out let that had access to the documents said that the u.s. special forces units had targets to be killed bin areas controlled by german troops. it insists it is not involved in targeted killings. >> the purpose of
the u.s. government has condemned the leaking of tens of thousands of classified documents on the conflict in the afghanistan, saying it could threaten national security. they were published on the internet by wikileaks, which is an organization that specializes in publishing anonymous sensitive documents. >> there are reports from the from lines and have set on the afghan conflict. -- from the front lines and have sensitive information on the conflict. the leader of the taliban is a list...
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the u.s., they call them a liability. all the support we give israel does not take those tough decisions and engages in activities that create problems through some strategic level. i wonder how you respond to that counter argument. >> i think the administration projects that you. we think our relationship is important not just because they share our values but they are a strategic benefit. i think that type of argument is a zero some argument. i don't think it is a zero sum for us. we have relationship with allies in the gulf. a lot of the threats they are concerned about are the same once israel is concerned about. the notion that there is zero some nature to our relationship with israel and mrs. our dynamics in the region and the possibility that common interests can bring this together. it does not have to be either or. >> you also talked about commitment to maintaining the military edge. that is clear in the conventional area. to insure that it [unintelligible] there is a potential for a
the u.s., they call them a liability. all the support we give israel does not take those tough decisions and engages in activities that create problems through some strategic level. i wonder how you respond to that counter argument. >> i think the administration projects that you. we think our relationship is important not just because they share our values but they are a strategic benefit. i think that type of argument is a zero some argument. i don't think it is a zero sum for us. we...
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even a democrat, russ feingold, on capitol hill, is saying this shows u.s. policy in afghanistan is not working. he has long called for a timeline in afghanistan. how might all of this, if at all, affect the $60 billion war supplemental that needs to be passed so paychecks can continue through august? house speaker nancy pelosi said she does expect that to pass the house. it's her intent to make sure that passes. she doesn't think that the release of these documents will affect that. >> thanks for the update. >> bp posted a record loss in its official. ceo tony hayward is being reassigned. bp said it lost more than $17 billion in the second yrpt. last year, bp posted a $4 billion profit in the same quarter. bp confirmed yesterday that ceo tony hayward will step down on october 1st. american robert dudley will replace him. hayward is getting little sympathy around the gulf coast. >> now he gets his life back. every time he opens his mouth up you -- he gets in trouble. >> i wish him well in his retirement. i hope he'll donate some of that money to the gulf coa
even a democrat, russ feingold, on capitol hill, is saying this shows u.s. policy in afghanistan is not working. he has long called for a timeline in afghanistan. how might all of this, if at all, affect the $60 billion war supplemental that needs to be passed so paychecks can continue through august? house speaker nancy pelosi said she does expect that to pass the house. it's her intent to make sure that passes. she doesn't think that the release of these documents will affect that. >>...
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both my opponents have had the opportunity to stand by the u.s. constitution and cut regulations, to cut the size of government and the number of agencies, to reduce the amount of paperwork burden on insurance companies and doctors and anybody who works in business or has a manufacturing plant. that is what is pushing our industries out of this country. >> congressman, you get the final rebuttal. >> during all the talk about the tea parties, the old broadcaster in me comes out. i am pleased to announce i got the call. the east valley tea party has formally endorsed my candidacy. this is just the latest endorsement officially. i have received them from 70 party organizations here in arizona. the tea party movement is something we should really treasure, because it really indicates that people understand the common sense, lower taxes, lower government spending equates with economic prosperity and more jobs. >> now we are growing to get into some foreign affairs. senator mccain, you get this question. the american involvement in afghanistan, i believ
both my opponents have had the opportunity to stand by the u.s. constitution and cut regulations, to cut the size of government and the number of agencies, to reduce the amount of paperwork burden on insurance companies and doctors and anybody who works in business or has a manufacturing plant. that is what is pushing our industries out of this country. >> congressman, you get the final rebuttal. >> during all the talk about the tea parties, the old broadcaster in me comes out. i am...
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the u.s. armed forces, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for allowing me to be part of this memorable ceremony. i am honored to be here to congratulate general mcchrystal for his immense accomplishments wearing the uniform of the united states armed forces to combat terrorism, preserve security here in the united states and fight for peace in my country, afghanistan. it is my pleasure to deliver the highest state mental awarded to him -- state medal awarded to him by our minister of national defence. general mcchrystal, the men and women of my country value your leadership. we deeply appreciate your commitment. we will never forget the sacrifices you and those under your command have made to make afghanistan, the united states and the world a safer place for children. you have made a profound impact on our struggle. it from ordinary villager to teachers, army generals, women activists, government officials, numerous afghans are proudly calling you a trusted and reliable friend. the minister is o
the u.s. armed forces, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for allowing me to be part of this memorable ceremony. i am honored to be here to congratulate general mcchrystal for his immense accomplishments wearing the uniform of the united states armed forces to combat terrorism, preserve security here in the united states and fight for peace in my country, afghanistan. it is my pleasure to deliver the highest state mental awarded to him -- state medal awarded to him by our minister of national...
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but the u.s. can help with one other thing -- it can help address some of our most pressing security problems. some of them can be addressed by advanced technology and the american willingness and cooperation in this matter is there, and vitally important for the achievement of success. >> two more questions, then i will open it up. imagine you and president abbas have negotiation for the west bank that succeeds. how would you think about doing at once with the challenge of both gaza and hamas? >> this is a big problem. it could hinder negotiations. we could say we will not proceed until we solve the cause a problem, which publisheprobablya long time. or we can recognize that we have hostile element -- it is an irani and beachhead the this opposed to peace, to recognition of israel. its sponsors terrorists. we'll have to think about it, see how to work together to make the transformation. i think it will be unrealistic for us to assume that it is not there, or say unless we resolve that we will no
but the u.s. can help with one other thing -- it can help address some of our most pressing security problems. some of them can be addressed by advanced technology and the american willingness and cooperation in this matter is there, and vitally important for the achievement of success. >> two more questions, then i will open it up. imagine you and president abbas have negotiation for the west bank that succeeds. how would you think about doing at once with the challenge of both gaza and...
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u.s. department of coerce. dr. hall also spent 10 years at the united states international trade commission. thank you for your public service. we look forward to your testimony. >> thank you, madam chair. thank you for the opportunity to discuss the employment and unemployment data we released this morning. non-farm employment fell by up 125,000 in june, and the unemployment rate edged down to 915%. the larger employment reflects a fall in the number of the number of jobs in the private sector is up. private-sector employment has risen by 593,000 so far in 2010. in june it was 9.7 below its previous session level. federal government employment decline shortly. the number of temporary census workers dropped by 225,000, leaving 339,000 temporary workers on the census peril. in the private sector, temporary help services employment continued to grow over the month. the industry has added 379,000 jobs since september 2009. employment also rose in management and technical consulting and busine
u.s. department of coerce. dr. hall also spent 10 years at the united states international trade commission. thank you for your public service. we look forward to your testimony. >> thank you, madam chair. thank you for the opportunity to discuss the employment and unemployment data we released this morning. non-farm employment fell by up 125,000 in june, and the unemployment rate edged down to 915%. the larger employment reflects a fall in the number of the number of jobs in the private...
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. >> the u.s. appeals court has granted bail to the media magnate conrad black as he appeals his conviction. the british parent and other executives were convicted in 2007 of swindling shareholders out of $6.1 million. but will serve more than two years of the six and a half year sentence. an investigation into american surveillance system says it has been made so they get is near impossible to determine its effectiveness. it involves 1300 government organizations, and no one knows how much it cost, how many people it employs, or how many agencies do the same work. suriname's former military dictator has been elected president of the country. the 64-year-old was voted in after he failed to win sufficient majority votes in may. the former army leader is accused of human rights violations. charges of defamation. the author was in the country to promote his new book. he has now been released on bail. the attorney general says statements cast doubt upon the integrity of judges. bp has been given 24 hou
. >> the u.s. appeals court has granted bail to the media magnate conrad black as he appeals his conviction. the british parent and other executives were convicted in 2007 of swindling shareholders out of $6.1 million. but will serve more than two years of the six and a half year sentence. an investigation into american surveillance system says it has been made so they get is near impossible to determine its effectiveness. it involves 1300 government organizations, and no one knows how...
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u.s. senate seat of the late west virginia senator robert byrd. president obama on the gulf of mexico oil spill. after that, minority leader talk about their opposition to the democrats' economic policies. later, the state of the u.s. is really a security relationship. -- israeli security relationship. >> tomorrow, the michigan governor's republican primary debate. the candidates are seeking to replace democratic governor who is -- that is at 8:00 tomorrow. >> this weekend, author panels on religion, diversity in publishing, and african-american history. live, all day saturday starting at 11:00. also this week and, at the university -- columbia university professor on his new book. a weekend filled with a non- fiction books on c-span2. >> c-span, our public affairs content is available on television, radio, and online. you can also connect with us on facebook and twitter. sign up for our schedule alerts e-mails at c-span.org. >> we are covering the first of two debates over the weekend bet
u.s. senate seat of the late west virginia senator robert byrd. president obama on the gulf of mexico oil spill. after that, minority leader talk about their opposition to the democrats' economic policies. later, the state of the u.s. is really a security relationship. -- israeli security relationship. >> tomorrow, the michigan governor's republican primary debate. the candidates are seeking to replace democratic governor who is -- that is at 8:00 tomorrow. >> this weekend, author...
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u.s. has no choice to pursue a diplomatic solution in afghanistan. we must be about that hard work now. so please join me in supporting the safe and orderly withdrawal of our troops. we can and we must responsibly bring them home and end this war now. thank you. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman from california, do you rise to claim time in opposition? mr. lewis: i do. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lewis: i rise to oppose the lee amendment to essentially cut off the funding for our troops in afghanistan and i'm very proud to call upon my colleague, our leader on the defense subcommittee from florida, bill young, for five minutes. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. young: mr. speaker, i thank the gentleman for yielding the time. and i rise to say compliments to chairman norm dicks of the subcommittee for having worked with the minority and majority as well as the president of the unite
u.s. has no choice to pursue a diplomatic solution in afghanistan. we must be about that hard work now. so please join me in supporting the safe and orderly withdrawal of our troops. we can and we must responsibly bring them home and end this war now. thank you. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman from california, do you rise to claim time in opposition? mr. lewis: i do. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr....
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dilla burning u.s. afghan veteran says people are just tired of feeling unprotected basically the general sentiment of the people is that they're tired of seeing i could pay occupying forces every day the u.s. and coalition for bush to set foot in the country anti-american sentiment grows because there is there to pick the population does not feel safe they do not feel protected like the counterinsurgency campaign assumes that it can do the other problem of this whole scenario is that kabul is supposed to be one of the safest places in all about emma stone and if kabul isn't our people's then you can surely buy that the rest of afghanistan is just ten times worse than that well in all counterinsurgency campaigns when you insert more troops the first thing that happens they see a spike in violence and a spike in deaths and it's to be expected there's no way to stop that that's the nature of conflict and the u.s. secretary of defense says the leaking of classified documents related to the war in afghanist
dilla burning u.s. afghan veteran says people are just tired of feeling unprotected basically the general sentiment of the people is that they're tired of seeing i could pay occupying forces every day the u.s. and coalition for bush to set foot in the country anti-american sentiment grows because there is there to pick the population does not feel safe they do not feel protected like the counterinsurgency campaign assumes that it can do the other problem of this whole scenario is that kabul is...
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u.s. officials are allowing b.p. to keep the cap on its ruptured oil well in the gulf of mexico for another day it's on condition that the company continues to monitor the ocean floor for what engineers fear may be a new leak seepage was found in the well which could mean problems with the cap that was put it last week b.p. was only aust to submit a plan for removing the cap which was believed to have stem the flow of oil for the first time in the three months since the explosions at the rink in. afghanistan is preparing to host leaders from around the world for tuesday's major conference on the country's future expected to discuss the war as well as reconstruction and development because of this is because to show its well well of the way to running it's a look first u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton will head the u.s. delegation thousands of soldiers and police are patrolling kabul to secure the capital for the one day event. so as of drones are taking off in a big way internationally raising fears it will le
u.s. officials are allowing b.p. to keep the cap on its ruptured oil well in the gulf of mexico for another day it's on condition that the company continues to monitor the ocean floor for what engineers fear may be a new leak seepage was found in the well which could mean problems with the cap that was put it last week b.p. was only aust to submit a plan for removing the cap which was believed to have stem the flow of oil for the first time in the three months since the explosions at the rink...
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we will look at the state of u.s. intelligence gathering with former deputy cia director john mclaughlin. we'll be joined by tom scully, the former head of the center of medicaid and medicare to discuss their future. "washington journal" is next. . . over at the white house, president obama meets with david cameron at 11:00, followed by a working lunch, and then the two men will hold a jet -- a joint press conference. another fight is brewing and capitol hill about whether or not elizabeth warren should run the new consumer protection agency. created by the financial regulation bill that president obama is slated to sign into law this wednesday. we want to get your reaction this morning. what do you think? effigy run that agency? "the wall street journal" has the headline, "democrats agonized monday over whether or not president obama should take the lives of more and to be the first finance regulator, an indication of the intense fight to come. she is one of at least three finalists for the post created by overhaulin
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u.s. forces in afghanistan have just experienced the deadliest months since the invasion started in two thousand and one and locals are now rioting against the presence of foreign forces and american veteran told the troops. feeling in the country as afghans don't feel protected. basically the general sentiment of the people is that they're tired of seeing i could pay occupying forces every day that u.s. and coalition four sets foot in that country anti-american sentiment grows because there is there in the pit that population does not feel safe they do not feel protected like the counterinsurgency campaign assumes that it can do the other problem of this whole scenario is that kabul is supposed to be one of the safest places in all of afghan and i stand and if kabul isn't our peoples then you can surely but that the rest of afghanistan is just ten times worse than now well in all counterinsurgency campaigns when you insert more troops the first thing that happens you see a spike in violen
u.s. forces in afghanistan have just experienced the deadliest months since the invasion started in two thousand and one and locals are now rioting against the presence of foreign forces and american veteran told the troops. feeling in the country as afghans don't feel protected. basically the general sentiment of the people is that they're tired of seeing i could pay occupying forces every day that u.s. and coalition four sets foot in that country anti-american sentiment grows because there is...
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continue to stabilize the region, happened over the reins to people that can lead themselves and back u.s. troops out very quickly. >> but you're not going to be able be to stabilize the region if, in fact, you don't send more troops there and have them there for general petraeus. >> larry: that's catch-22. >> what you don't want is to to have a limitless number of troops going into afghanistan and say we will send 500 -- 100,000 more troops or 50,000 more troops. many military experts say the number of troopts we have now is sufficient for stabilizing the region. >> larry: i will ask you both, only have about a minute left, we asked governor kaine, we will ask you what do you make of the justice department filing suit against the immigration? >> not surprised they will file suit, what have you. i think they are going to find they are wrong what arizona did was cod fay federal law already in place. all they are going to do is live by the law the federal government has in place. that's what they are doing. the federal government is at fault here for not doing anything. there is an answer,
continue to stabilize the region, happened over the reins to people that can lead themselves and back u.s. troops out very quickly. >> but you're not going to be able be to stabilize the region if, in fact, you don't send more troops there and have them there for general petraeus. >> larry: that's catch-22. >> what you don't want is to to have a limitless number of troops going into afghanistan and say we will send 500 -- 100,000 more troops or 50,000 more troops. many...
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government so if the top u.s. intelligence assets well known for the whole world for almost nine years and nobody tried to harm them why the united states should be so concerned about the third rate informants somewhere in the countryside so the u.s. decision makers will be well advised to stuff playing the circuit city expressing their crocodile tears about the threat to the lives of u.s. informants in afghanistan and instead they should start thinking real hard how to arrest the narco terrorist threat that comes under their watch from afghanistan to russia and to european union. and now some other stories from around the world and the earthquake has rattled a city in northeastern around injuring more than a hundred people several villages also suffered damage and there was a temporary communications interruption iran lies on seismic fault lines and has experienced devastating earthquakes most notably in december two thousand and three when a quake killed at least thirty thousand. in pakistan where four hundred h
government so if the top u.s. intelligence assets well known for the whole world for almost nine years and nobody tried to harm them why the united states should be so concerned about the third rate informants somewhere in the countryside so the u.s. decision makers will be well advised to stuff playing the circuit city expressing their crocodile tears about the threat to the lives of u.s. informants in afghanistan and instead they should start thinking real hard how to arrest the narco...
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, center for substance abuse prevention, substance abuse and mental health services administration, u.s. department of health and human services, rockville, maryland; monique bourgeois, executive director, association of recovery schools, fort washington, pennsylvania; greg williams, co-director, connecticut turning to youth and families, danbury, connecticut; dr. mark godley, director, research and development, chestnut health systems, bloomington, illinois. fran, what is the extent of the problem with youth in america? our most recent survey from samhsa is that around 10 million, a little over 10 million of our young people, are using alcohol and substances. that actually breaks down to 26 percent of them are drinking and another 17 percent of them are binge drinking, which is having more than five drinks in a row at one setting. so it's a concern of ours that our young people are really starting to accelerate drinking and drugging than they have in the past.
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prove that the u.s. stance on the war of drugs in not is not only double standard but it's totally hypocritical and whatever they say and whatever the u.s. wraps have set or we'll say the bottom line is very simple talk is cheap the only way for the united states to restore its credibility in afghanistan is to unleash war on drugs and in that endeavor they can count one hundred percent on the regional stakeholders in afghanistan mostly china india russia iran and pakistan. now time for some other international news this hour more than sixty people are being killed and over one hundred injured as a passenger train hit a stationary one in eastern india the cause of the crash is not yet clear but poor maintenance is being blamed for the rise in train collisions in the country it's the second major role incident in west bengal this year in the early one hundred fifty died when a passenger train was derailed and was hit by a freight train maoist rebels denied claims they sabotage the track. us officials allow
prove that the u.s. stance on the war of drugs in not is not only double standard but it's totally hypocritical and whatever they say and whatever the u.s. wraps have set or we'll say the bottom line is very simple talk is cheap the only way for the united states to restore its credibility in afghanistan is to unleash war on drugs and in that endeavor they can count one hundred percent on the regional stakeholders in afghanistan mostly china india russia iran and pakistan. now time for some...
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. >> currently, china holds $920 billion of the u.s. debt. if the u.s. does not change its debt habits in the next ten years, spending is expected to grow by some $2 trillion. that is $500 billion in social security, $500 billion in medicare. $300 billion in medicaid, and $650 to $700 billion in interest. >> we can't grow our way out of this. we could have decades of double digit growth and not get our way out of this debt problem. >> to combat the problem, the commission will have a plan by december 1 to cut the annual 3% within the next five years. >> question, will the bowl, simpson national debt commission just appointed by president obama make matters worse? will it cause the current recession to turn into a 1930s great depression? is that possible? >> we're headed is for a real deadlock of democracy. these people are going to come in with recommendations. the democrats are going to lose 30 seats. they aren't going to cut veterans, insurance. the republicans aren't going to give them a dime in tax increases and not going to cut budget for the wars.
. >> currently, china holds $920 billion of the u.s. debt. if the u.s. does not change its debt habits in the next ten years, spending is expected to grow by some $2 trillion. that is $500 billion in social security, $500 billion in medicare. $300 billion in medicaid, and $650 to $700 billion in interest. >> we can't grow our way out of this. we could have decades of double digit growth and not get our way out of this debt problem. >> to combat the problem, the commission will...
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the u.s. recently opened itself to the most intense scrutiny yet by the international monetary fund, and on thursday was offered a bitter pill when the agency criticized some well-defended aspects of american culture. cheap fuel, sub deciding housing and a government retirement check. >> we want to get your reaction to the imf calling for the u.s. to make lifestyle changes. call the numbers on the screen. you can also tweet us at twitter.com/cspanwj or send an email to journal@c-span.org here are the numbers again to call in. this is back to the "washington post" article on the imf report calling for the u.s. lifestyle changes. the risks are tilted to the downside david robinson of the western hemisphere said as he presented the annual assessment of the u.s. economy in its first-ever review of the financial sector. host: now we got the imf report that just came out yesterday, and here's what it said -- in part of this report, and this is at imf.org if you want to read it for yourself. the obam
the u.s. recently opened itself to the most intense scrutiny yet by the international monetary fund, and on thursday was offered a bitter pill when the agency criticized some well-defended aspects of american culture. cheap fuel, sub deciding housing and a government retirement check. >> we want to get your reaction to the imf calling for the u.s. to make lifestyle changes. call the numbers on the screen. you can also tweet us at twitter.com/cspanwj or send an email to journal@c-span.org...
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u.s. is seen as perhaps we can in their commitment to funding and now we've heard arguments such as hiv aids is they get funded these are being called false arguments is that there's really much much more that needs to be done there's still many people not receiving people here is taking a life saving treatments and this is another really big issue here is this access universal access to hate hiv prevention treatments now we've heard today a former u.s. president bill clinton speaking and he's called for the hiv and aids organizations to really ensure that there is sufficient in the delivery of their services rather than complaining and perhaps about the fact that there's not enough funding to ensure that money's not being wasted anywhere especially in light of the economic situation that many of the speakers have been very powerful in the message and that's that everyone has a right to this treatment and health care shouldn't be an option this dependent on a price tag and certainly that's
u.s. is seen as perhaps we can in their commitment to funding and now we've heard arguments such as hiv aids is they get funded these are being called false arguments is that there's really much much more that needs to be done there's still many people not receiving people here is taking a life saving treatments and this is another really big issue here is this access universal access to hate hiv prevention treatments now we've heard today a former u.s. president bill clinton speaking and he's...
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>>> the first u.s. woman president. from michelle in chile to angela in germany and ellen swearing in was held on the grounds of the capitol, which just a few years ago was a battle zone in presidents and heads of states? well, according to a new cbs poll, a phenomminally hig number of americans say the would vote for a qualified woman running for president. 92%. indeed, many believe the united states has alreadyge period of time have held presidential policy. so, is america now ready for u.s. president who say woman? >> we'll ask the author of the widely read and intriguing book, about the wives of american presidents, all of them titled rating the first lady's. john benjamin roberts th second. if. for such a small if i live to a hundred. if social security isn't enough. if my heart gets broken. if she says yes. we believe if should never hold you back. if should be managed with a plan that builds on what you already have. together we can create a personal safety net, a launching pad, for all those brilliant ifs in the
>>> the first u.s. woman president. from michelle in chile to angela in germany and ellen swearing in was held on the grounds of the capitol, which just a few years ago was a battle zone in presidents and heads of states? well, according to a new cbs poll, a phenomminally hig number of americans say the would vote for a qualified woman running for president. 92%. indeed, many believe the united states has alreadyge period of time have held presidential policy. so, is america now ready...
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u.s. troops now missing in afghanistan. new details of how they were ambushed at a busy marketplace. >>> an open book. the place 500 million people are now revealing the instant secrets of their lives. >>> good evening. all eyes were on the gulf early today and whether a tropical storm would make the disastrous oil spill even worse, but we begin with the weather tonight a thousand miles to the north and east. torrential rain soaking portions of the midwest stranding residents, flooding highways and causing a dam to fail. in the east, deadly triple-digit heat and tropical humidity making this one of the worst days in the summer of record-breaking temperatures. we have two reports on the extreme weather. we start off with abc's eric horng who is outside of chicago in westchester, illinois. >> reporter: good evening, sharyn. the water here came up quickly while many were asleep. and today many streets here in westchester look just like this one. the water here has started to recede but for ma
u.s. troops now missing in afghanistan. new details of how they were ambushed at a busy marketplace. >>> an open book. the place 500 million people are now revealing the instant secrets of their lives. >>> good evening. all eyes were on the gulf early today and whether a tropical storm would make the disastrous oil spill even worse, but we begin with the weather tonight a thousand miles to the north and east. torrential rain soaking portions of the midwest stranding residents,...
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of ice embarrassing exposure is the biggest leak in u.s. military history reveals major cover ups over the war in afghanistan but is it over rather than revelations. a space to call home it's ten years now since the international space station first became habitable when a russian module with life support systems docked with. abandon to be gone to god looks at the concept of baby boxes where mothers going to leave the pope for a better life. it's ten pm here in moscow you just joined us here at r.t. this hour it's kevin zero in with the top stories and a massive leak of more than ninety thousand secret u.s. military files exposed cover ups over the war in afghanistan the classified documents include reports.
of ice embarrassing exposure is the biggest leak in u.s. military history reveals major cover ups over the war in afghanistan but is it over rather than revelations. a space to call home it's ten years now since the international space station first became habitable when a russian module with life support systems docked with. abandon to be gone to god looks at the concept of baby boxes where mothers going to leave the pope for a better life. it's ten pm here in moscow you just joined us here at...
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the largest u.s.-russia spy swap since the cold war is a done deal today it. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff, on the newshour tonight, the hand over of ten spy as rested here for four convicted in russia took place in vienna in less than 90 minutes time. we get the latest on how this spy story played out. >> lehrer: then margaret warner assesses the economic state of the states. with governors ed rendell of pennsylvania. >> woodruff: fred de sam laz ro reports on one man's mission to help the unemployed find work. >> i think about the training and you get papers and if you get papers you can get jobs easily. >> lehrer: mark shields and david brooks offer their weekly analysis. >> woodruff: and we look at the hype and the fallout from basketball star lebron james's decision to leave the cleveland cavaliers . >> it is very tough and i'm going to take pie talent to the beech and join the miami heat. >> lehrer: ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and wi
the largest u.s.-russia spy swap since the cold war is a done deal today it. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff, on the newshour tonight, the hand over of ten spy as rested here for four convicted in russia took place in vienna in less than 90 minutes time. we get the latest on how this spy story played out. >> lehrer: then margaret warner assesses the economic state of the states. with governors ed rendell of pennsylvania. >> woodruff: fred de sam laz ro reports on one man's...
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hispanic groups and the u.s. are calling for reform of the country's immigration system and a man to unjust policies are to sit down with a journalist and human rights activist jorge ramos who claims immigrants don't have enough for a presentation. latinos are on the represented politically we are fifteen percent of the population and we only have one senator that has to change this is it is incredible but the most powerful country in the world is persecuting and discriminating against eleven million people so again there's a lot of misinformation on the contributions of immigrants to this country and unfortunately when there is an economic crisis like the one we're facing right now immigrants are being blamed for for everything that's wrong with the sponsor from crime to unemployment and it's simply not for. now what's the full interview with jorge ramos in just under twenty minutes time here on our. sales of drones are taking off in a big way internationally raising fears that will lead to increased warfare pea
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a senior u.s. government official says the company's chief executive, tony hayward, is being replaced and could be gone as early as tomorrow. he you're looking at a live picture off the well. we have more. >> there's no one that wants this thing orr more than i do i want my life back. >> reporter: he may be close to getting his wish. he is reported by going to be out the this week. >> we need to get our life back, as he wanted, and the only way we're going to do that is with somebody on the ground that has the common-sense approach to make decisions quickly. >> reporter: work on drilling a relief well has resumed after morning -- more than a day. they may be able to kill the damaged well in a week. >> the opt -- optimum you can can is to proceed with the project. >> reporter: the ashe -- -- the future is uncertain but god is your rock. and he will never abandon you. >> reporter: that faith, mixed with forgiveness, for man who said he needed the most, hayward. >> all of us say things we regret sayin
a senior u.s. government official says the company's chief executive, tony hayward, is being replaced and could be gone as early as tomorrow. he you're looking at a live picture off the well. we have more. >> there's no one that wants this thing orr more than i do i want my life back. >> reporter: he may be close to getting his wish. he is reported by going to be out the this week. >> we need to get our life back, as he wanted, and the only way we're going to do that is with...
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byrd had made to the u.s. district court. and nick, you're going to make a great judge, a great judge. and we're so proud of you. we're hoping that maybe that will speed things up a little bit? >> couldn't urt. -- hurt. >> thank you for being here. i want you to look at the people represented, hard working people all over the state of west virginia. thank you, kenny and larry and all of you, so many for being here, from the business people from the large to small businesses, but from our most wisest of all of the people in west virginia, ruth. thank you, honey. all of you who represent the children and sometimes don't have a choice. and those who can't really fend for themselves. if the legislature thank you so much. i hope that you're proud of the process that we've gone through the way we've basically honored our late senator. with that we're going to open up for some questions from the media, if they would. just direct your questions and we'll try to keep it rolling. we'll do one-on-ones afterwards. if you will, we'll star
byrd had made to the u.s. district court. and nick, you're going to make a great judge, a great judge. and we're so proud of you. we're hoping that maybe that will speed things up a little bit? >> couldn't urt. -- hurt. >> thank you for being here. i want you to look at the people represented, hard working people all over the state of west virginia. thank you, kenny and larry and all of you, so many for being here, from the business people from the large to small businesses, but...